Originally Posted by
PaulR
I do have some sympathy regarding the sentence.
There must be thousands upon thousands of unlicensed guns in Scotland which have not been handed in. Some may be used for illicit purposes in inner city areas - just like they always were.
The population of Foula is 38 FFS and it was a gun he had had since a kid 40 years ago. Well done Sherlock - must have been a really tough case to crack and now 37 people can rest easy in their beds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foula
What a terrific fuss over absolutely nothing - the penalty should have been a caution with no fine plus confiscation (as has been said no excuse as the law is the law no matter how stupid).
I sometimes despair for humanity.
As you say Paul when you look at the population where he lives it does seem quite incredible in that context.
Kindest regards
Barrel
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